Hoist construction



Sept. 3, 1940.. B. G. JOHNSON HOIST CONSTRUCTION original Filed Nov. 5, 1937 Patented Sept. 3, 1940 UNITED STATES HOIST CONSTRUCTION Y Bernard G. Johnson, Brookfield, Ill.

Original application November 5, 1937, Serial No. 172,978, now Patent No. 2,161,578, dated June 6, 1939. Divided and this application May 25,

1939, Serial No. 275,577

lClaim.

This invention relates particularly to hoist construction.

This application is a divisional application of application Serial No. 172,978 filed on November 5, 1937, for a Die truck on which Patent 2,161,-

578 issued on June 6, 1939. l

Among the objects of my invention is to create a die truck having an overhead hoist construction for separating, rotating and assembling heavy leader pin die sets, to provide a hoist of simple, light and portable construction, yet With sufcient rigidity and strength to move heavy die sets, and such other objects, advantages and capabilities as will later more fully appear and which are inherently possessed by my invention.

While I have shown in the accompanying drawing a preferred embodiment of my invention, yet I wish it understood that the same is susceptible of modification and change Without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Referring to the drawing, Figs. l and 2 are perspective views of preferred embodiments of my invention.

The embodiment selected to illustrate my invention comprises a truck i9 having a plurality of casters H, preferably four, attached by suitable means such as rivets or electric welding adjacent each of the four corners of a baseIZ.

A frame I3 preferably consists of a plurality of upright portions I4, the lower ends of which are attached by electric Welding or the like to the upper face of the base I2 adjacent each of the corners thereof. The upright members I4 extend upwardly beyond an intermediate table I5 to substantially the normal level of a top table i6. A cross member I'I extends between each of the upright portions I4 at the ends of the truck as shown in Fig. 1. Each pair of members lli on opposite ends of the truck continues upwardly and inwardly as converging portions I8 meeting at their top portions 20 to form a support for bearing'. An overhead shaft I9 extends between and is supported by oppositely disposed bearings 49.

A pair of spools 29 are slidably mounted on overhead shaft I9. To each of said spools 29 is PATENT OFFICE.

attached at its inner end a chain, cable or length of suitable material 30.

Adjacent the outer side of one of the bearings 40 a worm wheel 46 is suitably attached to the overhead shaft I9. A Worm gear 4l is positioned 5 to actuate said Worm wheel 46 upon movement of shaft Li8 by operation of handle 119.

Cross members I7 are adapted to receive parallel bars upon which the user may place a desired object, such as a punch holder for ex- 10 amination and work.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

In a portable construction a, substantially rectangular base, a frame having two pairs of spaced vertically extending upright portions, the 15 lower ends of said upright portions permanently attached to the upper face of said base adjacent each of the corners thereof, a, pair of cross members, each cross member extending longitudinally between a pair of said upright portions and at- 20 tached to the upper ends of said upright portions, two pairs of converging portions integral with said upright portions and beginning with said cross members, each pair of said converging portions above the shorter sides of the rectangular 25 base extending upwardly and inwardly above said cross members and meeting at their upper ends to form thereabove a pair of oppositely spaced supports, a pair of bearings each supported on one of said oppositely spaced supports, an over 30 head shaft extending between and rotatably supported on said bearings, a pair of spools slidably mounted on said shaft, a pair of lengths, each one of said lengths attached at its inner end to one of said spools, a Worm wheel attached to 35 said shaft adjacent the outer side of one of said bearings, a rod rotatably attached to an adjacent converging portion and extending downwardly to substantially the lower end of said converging portion, a manually operable handle attached to 40 the lower end of said rod, a worm gear positioned on the upper end of said rod for contacting said worm wheel and adapted upon manual o-peration of said rod by said handle to rotate said shaft and in turn to wind or unwind said spool 45 on said shaft to raise or lower said lengths.

BERNARD G. JOHNSON. 

